Oval bandbox with pastoral scene, "Deaf and Dumb Asylum"
An oval bandbox with a yellow-ochre ground, its lid edged by a dark blue band with leaf motifs. The sides show a pastoral scene: a white animal resembling a bear or ox, a rider on horseback, a leafy tree, and green hills against a pale background.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1831
- Medium
- Block-printed on handmade paper, pasteboard support
- Source
- Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
- Size
- 4000 × 3820 px
Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1836).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum